Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#863022June 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS A FILM OR COATING THAT OBSTRUCTS VISION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723165May 25, 2000
WHEELS
17 " ALUM. WHEELS BEND VERY EASILY OVER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722716May 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MULTIPLE REPAIRS DONE TO THIS VEHICLE. HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP IN LOUISVILLE 6 TIMES AND CONTINUES TO BE A MYSTERY.. REPLACED PARTS, AND STILL CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. STALLS, STUTTERS, AND JERKS VICIOUSLY WHEN IN DRIVE. WILL STALL AND IS UNCONTROLLABLE EVEN AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH. CONSTANT PROBLEMS AND FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE... FEEL VERY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY BUYING THIS VEHICLE AND GETTING NO SATISFACTION FROM DODGE AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722501May 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY HEAD GASKET THAT LEAKS OIL INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE SENSORS TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552035May 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
STARTER INOPERABLE DUE TO THE JOLT FROM THE IMPACT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861189May 1, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
AFTER HITTING AN OPEN MANHOLE, SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OPEN, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. VEHICLE REGISTERED TO AMY THOMAS. REPORT GIVEN BY FIANCE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861193May 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, AND BRAKES STARTED TO MAKE SQUEALING NOISES. ALSO, ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. INFORMED BY MECHANIC ONLY 20% OF BRAKES LEFT. WAS NORMAL WEAR & TEAR ON BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS & HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860799April 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION
WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 45MPH VEHICLE JERKS VIOLENTLY. IT FEELS LIKE DRIVER IS SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES, ALTHOUGH DRIVER IS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ALL. ALSO, CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FRAGMENTS OF METAL PIECES. CONTACTED DEALER, WILL HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION ON 03-APR-2000, AND NOW IT HAS TO GO BACK TO THE SHOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721564April 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I AM HAVING MY BRAKES REPLACED FOR THE 6TH TIME SINCE BUYING THE CAR. JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME, IT HAS BEEN THE FRONT BRAKES, REQUIRING NEW ROTORS AND PADS. SINCE THE LAST TIME THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED, THEY CONSTANTLY GRIND AND SQUEAL, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHEN THEY WEAR OUT. EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED WITH SEEMS SURPRISED BY THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH I NEED NEW BRAKES. SINCE I WAS OUT ON YOUR WEBSITE AND SAW OTHERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I THOUGHT I'D ADD MY INPUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721568April 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
HAVE PROBLEMS WITH NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT OF ENGINE WHEN PUTTING CAR IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING TOOK IN FOR SERVICE AND TOLD IT WAS THE SOLENOID ON THE TRANSMISSION. NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND TOLD IT WAS THE CLUTCH PAKS ON OR IN THE TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551830April 12, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT ARE PUNCTURED AND LEAKING DUE TO PRIOR RECALL (99V-066). YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711105April 7, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
PANIC ALARM MALFUNCTION. DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN. COULD NOT TURN OFF. WENT OFF AFTER 3 MINUTES. DEPLOYED AGAIN WHEN OPENING DRIVERS DOOR. ON FOR ANOTHER 3 MINUTES. AGAIN WHILE DRIVING; AGAIN WHEN TURNING LEFT. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE AFTER ONCE AT DEALERSHIP. WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. SHIMMED BUTTON UNDER HOOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859613April 3, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 60 MPH. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED 60 SECONDS AFTER IMPACT. BUT, PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#720815March 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP AND THEN A PULSATION IS CONSTANTLY FELT FROM THAT POINT ON UNTIL RESUFACING OF THE ROTORS IS PERFORMED. ORIGINAL DEALER WAS ASKED AND SERVICE ADVISOR STATED IT WAS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST, THEY ALL DO THAT. THE LAST TIME THE CAR WAS IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE, AT SANDY MCKIE CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH DODGE IN FOX LAKE ILLINOIS, THE WARPING RETURNED WITHIN 1500 MILES AND THE TECHNICIAN FAILED TO TIGHTEN ALL 10 LUGNUTS HOLDING THE FRONT WHEELS ON. THE RADIO DECIDES NOT TO ACCEPT C.D.S AND WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE SUNROOF HAD BAD RATTLING AND IT TOOK NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER BEFORE THEY COULD CURE THE PROBLEM. DEALER CLAIMS SUNROOF SHADE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. THE FOG LAMPS LOOSE THEIR SEAL AND FILL WITH MOISTURE. TWO OCCASIONS SO FAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719306February 26, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
VEHICLE CHECKED IN OCTOBER FOR RECALL ON DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT BOOTS. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. THREE MONTHS LATER HAD TO REPLACE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THIS OCCURRED AT 46,100 MILES. DEALER STATED THAT PROBLEM DUE TO "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR." CUSTOMER RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF BALL JOINT FAILURE THAT HAVE OCCURED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. WAS ALSO TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS FAILURE WAS MINOR AND IT WAS OKAY TO OPERATED VEHICLE FOR A WEEK UNTIL I GOT VEHICLE REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551057February 23, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
UNDER CARRIAGE NOISE IS CAUSED BY LEFT AND RIGHT ARM BALL JOINT FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857262February 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE TRAVELING ON A NORMAL ROAD AT 40 MPH BALL JOINTS BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. NO OTHER DAMAGE OR INJURY REPORTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718911February 17, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A COSTANT BURDEN SINCE THE DAY IT WAS DROVE OFF THE LOT. ROSS PARK DODGE CLAIMS SINCE THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE "FOUND" THE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MY LOSS OF TIME OR ANY INCONVIENCES. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGER THAT SINCE THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR ARE COSMETIC HE INTENDS TO DO NOTHING. I RECOMEND NO ONE WASTE VALUEABLE TIME OR MONEY WITH A DODGE AVENGER IT IS UNRELIABLE AND TRUELY A NIGHTMARE TO OWN. MY COMMENT IS THANK GOD IT IS LEASED! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718818February 16, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
THERE WAS A RECALL ON BALL JOINT BOOTS. I HAD THIS CHECKED 10/12/99. ACCORDING TO DEALER EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THREE MONTHS LATER, I NOW HAVE A DEFECTIV EBALL JOINT IN MY RIGHTT FRONT. DEALER STATES THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE BOOT, WHICH ACCORDING TO THEM IS/WAS OKAY. THEY CLAIM THE BALL JOINT FAILURE IS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AT 46,000 MILES? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856859February 14, 2000
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND SHE STOPPED AT A YIELD SIGN . CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS STRAPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE IN THE BACK SEAT. WHEN CONSUMER WENT AROUND THE CORNER, CAR SEAT FELL ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT BROKE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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